William Shakespeare News

The Lion's Tooth Theatre Company is pleased to announce its first ever production, William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. This production is directed by Joan Lawson. Performances are June 19, 20, 22, 26, 27 &28. The performance starts at 6:00 pm at the SKIDMORE COLLEGE AMPHITHEATER, but please join us at 5:30 for a PRE-SHOW CARNIVAL!

Below is a full list of July events and programs at the National Portrait Gallery. All events are held at the National Portrait Gallery, located at Eighth and F streets, N.W., Washington, D.C., and are free unless otherwise noted. For information, call (202) 633-1000 or visit npg.si.edu. The National Portrait Gallery is open every day from 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., except Dec. 25.

Casting is complete for Peregrine Theatre Ensemble's 2014-summer season of Shakespeare's Hamlet, directed by Jake Ford and Jonathan Larson's RENT, directed by Kenneth Noel Mitchell, with musical direction by Isaac Harlan and choreography by Dell Howlett.

Three Day Hangover presents TWELFTH NIGHT or, Sir Toby Belch's Lonely Hearts Club Cabaret, their next immersive Shakespeare event performed in a bar. The first full production of their 2014 Season,TWELFTH NIGHT, written by William Shakespeare and adapted by Beth Gardiner, will be staged at McGee's Restaurant and Pub, 240 West 55th Street (bet. Broadway & Eighth Ave.) in NYC from today, June 6-30, 2014. Meet the company below!

William Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' is extraordinary at The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey. Directed by Bonnie Monte and starring Sherman Howard, see this captivating play through June 22nd on the Madison stage.

The 3rd Annual Honey Bee Cabaret will celebrate over 100 seasons of great acting at Plays & Players. The fundraiser benefits, in part, the Melissa Lynch Foundation, announcing a new yearly award for an emerging female theater artist. It all takes place on June 22, 2014.

Penfold Theatre Company presents Romeo & Juliet today, June 5-28 free-of-charge at the Round Rock Amphitheater.

Post5 Theatre is bringing back one of audience and critics' favorites for the third year in a row, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare [abridged] - REVISED. Featuring a new director (Cassandra Boice), new bits (because there are ALWAYS new bits), this iteration of Complete Works will be in-your-face and quite possibly on-your-lap, and will, of course be done FASTER!

Celebrating its 10 year anniversary this summer, The Lord Chamberlain's Men will tour a production of Romeo and Juliet around the UK and Europe from 10 June - 29 September 2014.

Spectralia Theatre, in cooperation with Friends of the Parks and the Chicago Park District, presents William Shakespeare's The Two Gentlemen of Verona, June 21st to August 3rd. Scroll down for a sneak peek at the cast!

When Artistic & Executive Director Alan Stanford was planning the 2014 PICT season, Managing Director Stephanie Riso suggested the addition of the Beckett classic Waiting for Godot. She knew Alan had a special relationship with this particular work of Beckett, having portrayed Pozzo for the Gate Theatre Dublin's touring production for more than twenty years.

Evolution Theatre Company presents ELIZABETH REX by Timothy Findley in its area premiere. There will be one preview tonight, June 4 at 8 PM. Performances run Thursday through Saturday, June 5 - 7 and Thursday through Saturday, June 12 - 14 at 8 PM, and Sunday, June 8 at 2 PM.

Tonight the Royal Shakespeare Company's Henry IV Part I will begin cinemas screenings across the US. Henry IV Part I was filmed for 'Live from Stratford-upon-Avon,' the RSC program that screens the world's greatest classical theatre company from Shakespeare's home town around the world through a continued partnership with Picturehouse Entertainment. It will be seen in US cinemas from tonight, June 3 - July 3, and was seen in over 315 UK cinemas in May.

The original cast recording for the new musical adaptation of William Shakespeare's LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST as seen in the Public Theater's Shakespeare In The Park production last summer is now available on iTunes.

Educational programs return July 28 - August 9 (ROYAL OAK MI) Water Works Theatre Company has announced the schedule and casts for its 14th annual outdoor summer theatre festival, Shakespeare Royal Oak - formerly known as Shakespeare In The Park. The festival begins July 28 in Royal Oak's Starr Jaycee Park and continues through Sunday, August 10. Tickets ($10-$20) are on sale now for Hamlet and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) [Revised] and can be purchased online at www.shakespeareroyaloak.com. A complete Shakespeare Royal Oak performance schedule follows this release. In addition to its outdoor productions, Water Works will also offer performance minded students an opportunity to learn from the experts with the Water Works Academy and KidsAct! July 28 - August 9.

It was only natural that former Los Angeles Times writer and current Deadline|Hollywood contributor Diane Haithman would one day turn the tables on the town she has covered with such precision for the last 25+ years. A writer after my own heart, she also knows her Shakespeare Ps and Qs.

Tom Waits tunes and Teller magic create a haunting and ethereal mood for THE TEMPEST at American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Mass., but despite its brilliant execution, this inventive and entertaining adaptation doesn't quite deliver the perfect storm.

Look, we get it, whether due to budget or geography, you didn't see every show of the Broadway season, but that doesn't mean you can't be fully up-to-date for this Sunday's Tony Awards. To help get you prepared for the theatre's biggest night, BroadwayWorld has put together the ultimate Tonys Crash Course. We've outlined all of the shows nominated in the Best Play and Best Revival of a Play categories, and provided you 'study materials' as only BWW can, by mining our one-of-a-kind archives.

The 2013-2014 theatre season has ended, and summer is upon us. But, don't let that get you down because New Orleans is rich with opportunities to experience live theatre all year 'round! From Shakespeare to musicals to Tony award winning plays, there's something for everyone.